4 reasons Grady Jarrett will be the Falcons' breakout player of 2017

Grady Jarrett is the ideal breakout candidate for the Atlanta Falcons in 2017. With more talent around him, a new defensive line coach, the addition of Dontari Poe and breakout of Vic Beasley in 2016, Jarrett has all of the pieces in place to take the next step in his third season.

The Falcons drafted him hoping that he could channel his abilities and do what Jonathan Babineaux did for 12 seasons. So far it’s looking like they will get a solid run defender out of him, but 2017 should allow Jarrett to jump up as a pass rusher.

More talent and experience at defensive tackle

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Grady Jarrett might be the best defensive tackle the Falcons have on the roster outside of new acquisition Dontari Poe. However, the Falcons have quite a few players who have are entering their second or third season in the scheme and fit tremendously well.

Adrian Clayborn, Ra’Shede Hageman and Derrick Shelby all are experienced and talented players who provide great depth behind Poe and Jarrett. The Falcons should be able to keep Jarrett fresh even if he plays around 70 percent of the team’s defensive snaps because of them and new free agent acquisition Jack Crawford.

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